A push to ban non-tribal gill net fishing for salmon on the Columbia River is no shock to Pete Knutson, who has witnessed several similar attempts like it in his lifetime. "You can sell it to people ...

Around the world, fishermen use low-cost nets that sit like fences on coastal seafloors. Known as set gill nets, this type of gear is highly effective at catching fish when the mesh snags them by ...

New legislation aims to phase out mile-long fishing nets off the California coast that have entangled and killed sea life, including endangered species, by the thousands over the past few decades. The ...

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carries a price for sport anglers. Or, rather, price(s). An array of packaged decisions -- some not quite finalized -- await fish and wildlife commissions in Oregon and Washington when they meet and ...

The Pamlico Sound is closing to all large-mesh gill net fishing because of problems with endangered sea turtles.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has documented four interactions between the large ...